Maladaptive Coping Strategy Archives - Stats for Gender https://statsforgender.org/category/maladaptive-coping-strategy/ Providing reliable and accessible information on gender and transition. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://statsforgender.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/favicon-150x150.png Maladaptive Coping Strategy Archives - Stats for Gender https://statsforgender.org/category/maladaptive-coping-strategy/ 32 32 High psychiatric burden suggests complex underlying mental health needs in gender-referred adolescents. https://statsforgender.org/high-psychiatric-burden-suggests-complex-underlying-mental-health-needs-in-gender-referred-adolescents/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:17:43 +0000 https://statsforgender.org/?p=3308 In a nationwide Finnish register study, adolescents referred to gender identity services showed markedly elevated rates of specialist psychiatric treatment both before and after referral, with a substantial proportion already engaged in mental healthcare prior to contact. After medical transition, they remained three- to six-fold more likely to require psychiatric care than matched controls. While […]

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]]> In a nationwide Finnish register study, adolescents referred to gender identity services showed markedly elevated rates of specialist psychiatric treatment both before and after referral, with a substantial proportion already engaged in mental healthcare prior to contact. After medical transition, they remained three- to six-fold more likely to require psychiatric care than matched controls. While the study does not assess psychological mechanisms or coping strategies, the high and persistent comorbidity indicates that gender-related healthcare seeking may occur in the context of broader and complex mental health difficulties in some individuals.

Ruuska, S.-M., Tuisku, K., Holttinen, T., and Kaltiala, R. (2026). “Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Contacted Specialised Gender Identity Services in Finland in 1996–2019: A Register Study,” Acta Paediatrica: 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70533.

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